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Feathered Friday: Woodpeckers

J Collicott McGuigan@redheadpei (72)2514d

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My feathered friend today is the woodpecker. The rhythmic tell-tale tapping on the tree bark gave away their location and I was able to get some photos.

The male Downey Woodpecker has the red patch on his head.

The male and female are similar with the female having a black patch on her head. Like all woodpeckers they use their stiff tails to help balance.

Downeys are the smallest of the woodpeckers.

I often hearing their drumming in the forest behind the house as they peck the trees for insects. These birds can be found in the forest, a park on any woodland. Like the loss of other birds, I have seen a sharp decline in their numbers.

The Yellow Bellied Sapsucker is a woodpecker. He likes to dig under the bark for the sap and insects. I often hear him drumming away when I’m walking outside.

This is a tree I saw in the forest. I suspect was pecked in this design by the yellow bellied sapsucker as he searched for sap under the bark.

Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

Camera: Canon EOS Rebel T6

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Comments · 28

@old-guy-photos(77)· 2512d
I love to hear them in the woods.
@havtorn(56)· 2513d
Beautiful woodpecker photos! They seem to be very active in your area.

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@cryptonia(61)· 2513d
amazing click

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@janton(71)· 2513d
Howdy redheadpei! Wonderful photos of those guys! Love that pecking pattern too, very artistic.
@nelinoeva(75)· 2513d
Amazing shots of the woodpeckers. Interesting how the bark of the tree has benn pecked. Today and tomorrow I am going to chase the wooodies in our park and hope to manage some shots.
@angiemitchell(74)· 2513d
We don't have woodpeckers in Australia Redheadpei, but I heard them as I walked in Italy. We did not see them on our path but it was such a delight to hear them.
@blockurator(65)· 2513d
I think woodpeckers are beautiful creatures.
@wwwiebe(74)· 2513d
You must have a great variety of birds nearby! That's awesome!
@tryskele(65)· 2513d
Very nice @redheadpei. Wonderful pictures. I remember when I found out that a Yellow Bellied Sapsucker was a real bird. I had thought it was a joke since I heard it in a cartoon.
@owasco(73)· 2513d
That pattern on the bark is really really cool. Birds doing geometry and physics. O did not know their tails are stiff - more geometry and physics. Very nice post.
@deerjay(72)· 2513d
Great post and photos Jo!! It's not easy to catch the woodpeckers. At least not for me..lol. Sometimes I can hear them but I can't see them or they fly away too fast. I never knew that about how they use their tails for balance. Pretty cool find on the tree bark also. 🙂 💖
@blueeyes8960(71)· 2513d
@redheadpei - great post for featheredfriday! I love to hear those woodpeckers working. And I really like your "signature" at the bottom of your post - beautiful and original!
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@dswigle(78)· 2513d
You truly have some great artists up there! :)

I just love the pattern that he made on the tree and talk about a busy little bee! You really captured such nice shots and nature and birds are not that easy for me, for some reason. Perhaps, I am not patient enough.

But, you have a great eye and that autumn shot is exquisite!!!

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@zekepickleman(79)· 2513d
So cool to see and hear those. The design on that tree is awesome too.
@papilloncharity(83)· 2513d
So great to see your woodpecker Lady Jo. Amazing how birds with the same names differ in other countries. Blessings!
@ireenchew(73)· 2513d
I've never seen a real woodpecker in my life. Only on tv because there isn't none in my country. Would love to actually see one in real life
@wonderwop(67)· 2513d
I love woodpeckers @redheadpei, I can sit and watch them for hours, but when they see me, they go to the other side of the tree so I can't see them. 😾

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@kamrunnahar(67)· 2514d
Wow, nice look and activity of woodpeckers photography.
@hlezama(74)· 2514d
Beautiful post. Woodpeckers are quite unique birds. I liked the photo of the "marked" bark. Interesting design :)
@free-reign(67)· 2514d
I have red-bellied woodpeckers at my house, and they also have red heads. They eat seeds from my bird feeder, and of course all of their names are "Woody." :D
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@hangin(73)· 2514d
They are just a amazing working bird they are i love them 👍
@brittandjosie(76)· 2514d
Wow you have them I want a woodpecker here too hahahaha love the red and the fact they always are so busy ! Great feed
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@melinda010100(80)· 2514d
Great photos! That design on the tree is quite incredible. That sapsucker is an artist! Thanks for posting to #featheredfriday. ❤️
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